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Summary: Deffinately Salvatore's best
Review: Not to say that R.A. hasn't written some amazing books--but for me, Homeland is my absolute favorite. I won't give you any spoilers, but if you ever liked elves, or, for that matter, great characters and action period, you should read it. I love fantasy and I have read it for years--but this is one of the only books I've ever read that I've never forgot about. It is one of the greatest books I have ever read--and that includes books from Christie Golden, J.R.R. Tolkien, Elaine Cunningham, etc. You really feel as though you are looking through Drizzt Do'Urden's eyes. Drizzt is a young drow (dark elf) living in a sceity that has cast away all compassion and morals--e.g., it is perfectally alright for you to stab your brother in the back when he's not looking--as long as you're not caught. Males have a very subordinate role to females in the story--and Drizzt, being the third-born son, is not treated very kindly. But Drizzt, unlike his dark kindred, has a place for caring, sadness, disgust and horror at the ways of his people, and hope for a better life, in his heart. And when the person who matters most dearly to Drizzt is taken from him, he begins to wonder: can he live in a world that goes against everything he believes in? The prequel to Exile and Sojourn, this is a fabulous book that anyone who can read engish, should read. If you don't believe me, rent if from the library! This THE book for all fantasy lovers! Go Drizzt Do'Urden!
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Summary: This book, and the whole trilogy has soul
Review: the biggest problem with this book is it's marketed to only fantasy, and d&d fans. These books are and will be classics. The depth and imagry, charecers and conflicts are incredible. Don't hesitate, get this book, and the other 2.. you'll want them by the time you've finished this one.
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Summary: Awesome Book
Review: I got this book near Christmas along with the other two books in the Dark Elf Trilogy. Some of my friends had a lot of R.A. Salvatore books and I recognised the author, but I didn't have any idea what it was about. The risk of buying it payed off, because it turned out to be a very good. BUY IT!!!
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Summary: homeland...
Review: ..it came to me when i was soo bored of this kind of books.. i just read a few pages and...whoop!...6 books of Drizzt's tale (saga, if you like) finished in blink of an eye...i am still reading his life..
i haven't heard people talking in a negative way about this book. even the ones who didn't like fantasy..
...Salvatore is a "real" writer..and Homeland is a "must" for all readers..
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Summary: Awwww... baby Drizzit is so cute........
Review: Drizzit, the most beloved hero of the Forgotten Realms, has his beginnings fully detailed here. On the day of House Do'Urden's greatest victory to date, Matron Malice has decided to sacrifice her 3rd child to the Spider Queen Lloth in accordance to her laws. The child, Drizzit, is miraculously saved right before the dagger fell (literally) when it is discovered that the family's first child was killed on the battlefield (in actuallity, killed by the 2nd child, but this is generaly overlooked in drow society) so it was decided that Drizzit was to be spared to take his future place as the family's new 2nd child. As Drizzit grows up among a vicious society that praises deceit and back-stabbing he shows his displeasure, quite vocally, about the accepted drow ways. Zaknafein, Drizzit's biological father (unbeknownst to Drizzit), trains his son in the fighting arts and encourages his rebellion against the evils of drow society.
This book should be considered a masterpiece in its own right, it marvelously explores the life of a youth that rebels against a society that he knows is corrupt. Highly recommended, even if you aren't normally read fantasy novels.
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Summary: A guilty pleasure
Review: I guess now that I am an "adult", I am not supposed to enjoy books like this. However, it's nice sometimes to read something where the lines between good and evil are not grey at all, especially with all the crazy things going on in our world today. It's not difficult to sort out in this book who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. And that's precisely why I enjoyed it. It's obvious throughout the book that Drizzt will stick to his principles and his struggle against his evil heritage. That's another reason I enjoyed it. If you are looking for great and high-minded literature, look somewhere else. But if you are a fantasy fan who wants a quick, enjoyable read with a very sympathetic and admirable main character, I highly recommend the entire Dark Elf Trilogy.
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Summary: Can't put the book down
Review: Having read David Eddings and Raymond feists, and George RR Martins entire collections. I have to say that Drizzt is my favorite fantasy character. This book is only 300 pages comnpared to 1000 page monsters im use to. I read this book in two nights. I wanted to read it on the train ride in to pennstation NYC but it is such smooth interesting great work. I just can't stop thinking about what Drizzt is going to do next!!!! If you are a fantasy fan this is a must buy
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Summary: An exciting trilogy!
Review: R.A. Salvatore has done an excellent job in keeping the reader addicted. His enthralling prose and depiction of fantasy ranks him right up there with Tolkien, Jordan, and Goodkind. You'll love it.
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Summary: One of the best FR books ever
Review: Re-reading Homeland after the first time five years ago brought back much memories. Undoubtedly, some of Salvatore's best works were in his earlier periods. When the book came out, Drizzt was already a familiar character to to readers of FR novels, having been introduced in the Icewind Dale Trilogy - Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver and The Halfling's Gem. His combat skills with the twin scimitars were already well documented, as well as his faithful friend the magical panther Guenhwyar. In Homeland, Salvatore attempted to explain the origins of how a drow, traditionally enemy of the surface world, came to be a defender of the weak and upholding justice in the realms. He began with societal description of Menzoberranzan, a mighty drow city where Drizzt's natural family resided as one of the stronger noble clans. Through a combination of macro and micro view of interaction between the drow clans, Salvatore depicted a society where the strongest rule, not only among families, but also within. Born to a world dedicated to Lloth the Spider Queen, where everything is permissible (except being caught) to further personal benefit, Salvatore showed how a unique combination circumstances shielded the young drow noble was shielded from the despoiling influence of his society until he was sufficiently strengthened physically and emotionally to face the stark truths of everything around him. Throughout the theme, Salvatore dictated a furious pace of the progress of the young Drizzt through his formative years, learning his place as a page, a warrior trainee and a student in the drow academy where inter-student rivalries were literally deadly, before Drizzt finally took his place as a fully fledged male noble in his clan. At intervals, there would be a page or two of personal contemplation of Drizzt on his Menzoberranzan years, the lessons he learned, and re-learned upon the benefits of hindsights. These musings serve as an interesting read to readers, allowing them to bring their own mullings to pace with Drizzt's developments. This, is one of the better parts of the book, which overall is an excellent piece of reading.
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Summary: Drizzt just rocks.
Review: Homeland takes us to the beginning of Drizzt's life and shows us the conditions he had to endure growing up in the Dark Elf underground city of Menzoberranzan. The book takes place entirely in the Underdark city...However, this fact doesn't make the book any less compelling. I couldn't stop turning the pages, even when it was way past time for me to get some sleep.
This book was the first fantasy novel I had ever read, and it got me hooked. Learning about the dark elves, their heirarchy and religion, was so interesting, and Drizzt is the perfect main character, of course. After finishing Homeland, I couldn't wait to start reading Exile.
Buy Homeland. You won't be let down.
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